Visitor Guide to Birch Aquarium General Information
Thank you for respecting the health of our animals and the experience.
◆ Keep voices low in exhibit areas.
◆ No tapping on marine life displays.
◆ As a courtesy, please silence cell phones.
◆ Please use trash and recycling bins.
◆ Birch Aquarium is smoke-free facility.
Photography
For the safety of our live animals, please do not use flash photography. Visitors may be photographed or videotaped by aquarium staff for professional use, or by the media covering aquarium news. Entry into the aquarium grants permission for use of these images.
Refreshments
Splash Cafe offers a variety of gourmet, sustainable, and organic sandwiches, snacks, and beverages.
Drinks, food, and gum are not permitted inside the aquarium.
Restrooms ＆ Baby Care
Changing tables are located in both the men’s and women’s restrooms.
Re-entry
Please keep your ticket or have hand stamped at the Visitor Service Office if you plan to exit and re-enter the same day , including visits to Splash Coffee Shop.
Visitors with Disabilities
See the Visitor Information Center for assistance. All exhibits are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available at no charge.
Emergencies /First Aid/ Lost ＆ Found
Go to the Visitor Service Office or alert the nearest staff member.
Don’t Miss!
Watch a diver hand-feed the fishes----including three species of sharks----during our Kelp Tank Dive Show.
Learn about this unique and beautiful undersea world during a live, interactive presentation. After your visit, view the exhibit at home through our live, online Kelp Cam.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Visitors can attract the fish in the tank by knocking on the window of the tank.
b. Visitors can come back to the aquarium with the ticket whenever they need to.
c. Visitors are allowed to refresh themselves with snacks while enjoying the exhibition.
d. You can’t smoke freely during your visit to the Birch Aquarium.
e. You can’t take photos but can be photographed by the staff.
f. Babies can get changed by either mother or father.
g. The disabled have to pay for the wheelchairs provided by the aquarium.
A. a b B. c e
C. d f D. f g
2.What does the underlined phrase “as a courtesy” probably mean?
A. To save electricity. B. For your own safety.
C. When answering the phone. D. As good manners.
3.What information is necessary for visitors but not included in this Visitor Guide?
A. Opening hours B. Animal Feedings
C. Membership Cards D. Volunteer Work
4.In which section of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?
A. Fashion B. Travel
C. Sports D. Science
科学实验活动册系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（北京卷正式版） 题型：阅读理解
Measles(麻疹), which once killed 450 children each year and disabled even more, was nearly wiped out in the United States 14 years ago by the universal use of the MMR vaccine(疫苗). But the disease is making a comeback, caused by a growing anti-vaccine movement and misinformation that is spreading quickly. Already this year, 115 measles cases have been reported in the USA, compared with 189 for all of last year.
The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend. When vaccination rates are very high, as they still are in the nation as a whole, everyone is protected. This is called “herd immunity”, which protects the people who get hurt easily, including those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, babies too young to get vaccinated and people on whom the vaccine doesn’t work.
But herd immunity works only when nearly the whole herd joins in. When some refuse vaccination and seek a free ride, immunity breaks down and everyone is in even bigger danger.
That’s exactly what is happening in small neighborhoods around the country from Orange County, California, where 22 measles cases were reported this month, to Brooklyn, N.Y., where a 17-year-old caused an outbreak last year.
The resistance to vaccine has continued for decades, and it is driven by a real but very small risk. Those who refuse to take that risk selfishly make others suffer.
Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out(决定不参加) of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten. Seventeen states allow parents to get an exemption（豁免), sometimes just by signing a paper saying they personally object to a vaccine.
Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out. But no one does enough to limit exemptions.
Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons. But personal opinions? Not good enough. Everyone enjoys the life-saving benefits vaccines provide, but they’ll exist only as long as everyone shares in the risks.
1.The first two paragraphs suggest that ____________.
A．a small number of measles cases can start a dangerous trend
B．the outbreak of measles attracts the public attention
C．anti-vaccine movement has its medical reasons
D．information about measles spreads quickly
2.Herd immunity works well when ____________.
A．exemptions are allowed
B．several vaccines are used together
C．the whole neighborhood is involved in
D．new regulations are added to the state laws
3.What is the main reason for the comeback of measles?
A．The overuse of vaccine.
B．The lack of medical care.
C．The features of measles itself.
D．The vaccine opt-outs of some people.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce the idea of exemption.
B．To discuss methods to cure measles.
C．To stress the importance of vaccination.
D．To appeal for equal rights in medical treatment.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试英语（天津卷正式版） 题型：选择题
Mr. and Mrs. Brown would like to see their daughter _____, get married, and have kids.
A. settled down B. keep off C. get up D. cut in
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省襄阳市2017届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：完形填空
I was looking through some old photo albums the other day. I had______done that many times before but I felt a sudden______to see them again. I found myself______so many beautiful memories from my childhood. There was my dear Nana giving me a thorough______when I was a newborn baby. There was me and my brother standing in front of the world's ugliest______our favorite Christmas tree. There was my beautiful Mom______me on her lap. Then the pictures seemed______all of a sudden because my eyes were wet. I just couldn't______the tears. “What is going on?” I______.I hadn't cried the last time. But what was______now?
I soon saw that it was I who changed. I had______.My spirit had walked a little further down the______of love. I realized as long as they came with a warm heart, wet eyes were______to be ashamed of. I smiled and I felt Mom and Nana smiling______on me from Heaven.
Leo Buscaglia said: “I’m not afraid of______.They clean out my eyeballs.” I think they clean out our______as well. They help us to wash away our pain, fear and grief（悲伤）.They help us to_____our love and goodness. They help us to become who we are_______to be. The next time you feel your tears starting, just let them______.
Life is full of smiles and tears. Only by allowing them both can we______live.
1.A. never B. ever C. already D. nearly
2.A. appeal B. sadness C. fear D. urge
3.A. shaping B. reliving C. escaping D. building
4.A. bath B. speech C. hug D. survey
5.A. and B. but C. or D. as
6.A. spinning B. possessing C. holding D. walking
7.A. beautiful B. blank C. abnormal D. vague
8.A. fight back B. fight with C. hold on D. hold up
9.A. found B. wondered C. hesitated D. discussed
10.A. heartbreaking B. frustrating C. different D. disturbing
11.A. grown B. misunderstood C. insisted D. struggled
12.A. feast B. path C. expectation D. circle
13.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
14.A. forward B. upwards C. down D. behind
15.A. tears B. failures C. deaths D. illnesses
16.A. competence B. inside C. identification D. development
17.A. look through B. clean out C. learn from D. reconnect to
18.A. used B. reminded C. forced D. meant
19.A. separate B. stay C. flow D. disappear
20.A. truly B. roughly C. generally D. tentatively
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科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期第二次月考英语试卷 题型：短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One Monday morning,Mr Li, a famous scholar and schoolmate of our school was invited deliver a speech to us Senior 3 students. Mr Li graduated from our school twenty years ago but then studied in Beijing University. Instead of being a programmer, he followed his heart and become a musician after the graduation. He is now a well-known musician.
In his speech, he said that it was his hard works and efforts that made him who he is today. Though the circumstance was hard, he made fully use of everything to study, which contributed to be admitted to Beijing University. His speech was so inspired that all the students present expressed that we would work harder for a bright future.
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省长沙市2017届高三高考模拟试卷（二）英语试卷 题型：短文填空
Memories of my sophomore (高二学生）dance 1. (be) still vivid in my mind.
It was 5 o’clock in the afternoon, and I had put on my red party dress and my host mother was doing up my hair. My schoolmate Chris 2.(show) up at the front door 3. his suit and tie. He handed me a red corsage (小花束）that 4. (perfect) matched my dress. We headed for school, and started our dance? To be honest, I am not sure 5. I should call what we did “dancing”. We jumped, yelled and laughed with people we knew or had just met for the first time. We twirled in circles, threw our arms in the air and, as my English teacher later put it, ran wild around the place. In those few 6. (hour)，nothing seemed to matter 7. than having fun.
With music playing and everybody 8. (have) a good time, Chris asked me a question, "How is the dance different from dances in China?"
“Well, we don’t usually have dances in China.”
“What? How do you express 9. (you) then?”
10. (lose) in thought. I was silent for a while.
Now, I have an idea for everyone: Just dance.
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科目：高中英语 来源：四川省2017届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：书面表达
假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华，你校交换生Jim在给你的email中提到他对学生会组织的活动感兴趣，并希望你给他提供一项适合他参加的活动。请你给Jim回邮件，内容包括：
1. 活动名称及意图；
2. 活动具体安排；
3. 邀请他参加。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
3. 学生会the Students’ Union
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目：高中英语 来源：福建省罗源市2016-2017学年高一6月月考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
The United States Department of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services.Its job is to help protect agriculture and other resources from threats and damage by wildlife.Often that means helping farmers deal with unwelcome visitors.This organization has experts from different fields and it has set up thousands of inquiry agencies all over the country where farmers can explain their difficulty and get practical help.
One example from Wildlife Services of its work involved a farmer in Washington State,in the Pacific Northwest.Several years ago,thousands of Canada geese landed on his fields.The geese began to eat his carrot crop.Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away.These efforts apparently succeeded,which made the farmer quite happy.
Wildlife Services also has a livestock(牲畜)protection program.The program just offers suggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them.Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chickens,sheep and other animals that could be attacked.They also suggest using lights above places where animals are kept.And they advise people who see coyotes around their property to chase them away by shouting,making loud noises or throwing rocks.For home gardeners,a two-meter fence might help keep out deer.To keep out rabbits,a wire fence has to be only about a half-meter high.It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits from digging under it.If snakes are a problem,remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places.And to protect livestock,consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys,which are very effective.Due to its effective work,ever since the Wildlife Services was started,it has been well received by farmers all over the States and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico.
1.The underlined phrase “unwelcome visitors” in the first paragraph refers to 
.
A. animals that attack the farmers
B. people who don’t care about wildlife
C. animals that do harm to the crops or livestock
D. people who pollute the environment of the farms
2.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that .
A. the farmer didn’t have a gun to kill those Canada geese
B. Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group
C. the carrot crop was eaten up by the Canada geese
D. the farmers like to eat Canada geese very much
3.What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?
A. Ways to protect livestock. B. Ways to deal with coyotes.
C. How to protect crops. D. How to find wildlife.
4.How is the program getting along?
A. It remains to be improved.
B. It is very popular among experts.
C. It is well received by the local government.
D. Farmers in the U.S.,Canada and Mexico think it effective.
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科目：高中英语 来源：黑龙江省2017届高三考前得分训练（六）英语试卷 题型：完形填空
At my old school, I was treated badly by all of my classmates. So I had to eat lunch alone every day. I tried to reach out to someone who looked ______, but I was rejected many times, and I felt really _______ Sitting by myself was very ______, because many people knew I was the girl who had nowhere to sit. So there were many terrible feelings that ______ that experience.
At my new school, however, I not only made friends, but found that something had ______, I felt that I should do something for those who had a similar lonely ______ at lunchtime every day. I didn’t want to be bad like the people who watched me eat ______. I felt like, with my story, it was my______ to stand up and express my dissatisfaction with the act of ______ others.
As it seemed ______ to walk up to people and just ask them if I could sit down, I came up with the ______ of developing an app called Sit With Us. This method was much more _______ It worked via mobile phones, so no one else would know about it. Kids could ______up as members of a Sit With Us club on the website and ______ to post open lunches. ______, anyone who had the app and had nowhere to go could find a _______ Meanwhile, hopefully they might make some new friends.
The app came onto the market______last week. I had my first Club meeting the other day, and everyone was very ______. So far, the results have been very _______ More students are posting open lunches at school now, I’m so excited that things are getting off to a great ______. And I hope nobody will feel lonely while having lunch at school again!
1.A. kind B. patient C. brave D. determined
2.A. los
t B. down C. moved D. hungry
3.A. pleasing B. puzzling C. dangerous D. embarrassing
4.A. put up with B. made up of C. came up with D. came along with
5.A. controlled B. noticed C. changed D. realised
6.A. history B. occasion C. experience D. adventure
7.A. alone B. lonely C. angrily D. happily
8.A. duty B. chance C. belief D. business
9.A. refusing B. protecting C. hurting D. cheating
10.A. wrong B. important C. necessary D. impossible
11.A. idea B. plan C. secret D. answer
12.A. familiar B. suitable C. difficult D. harmful
13.A. take B. sign C. come D. walk
14.A. admit B. agree C. suggest D. manage
15.A. Moreover B. However C. Meanwhile D. Therefore
16.A. table B. lunch C. cell phone D. friend
17.A. patiently B. regularly C. suddenly D. successfully
18.A. worried B. excited C. shocked D. bored
19.A. natural B. different C. positive D. popular
20.A. plan B. start C. development D. position
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